Event (NOY 2 - Hamburger Trail) 53:30 [3]
New map, great DL course - spoiled really. A bit slow at the start - puff puff up the hill - nav good to #1. Then a looong leg to #2 - 3 choices and I chose that with the closest attack point whereas the other two were a little wishy washy for me. Probably lost a bit of time but happy with certainty. #3 and #4 OK, then longish leg to #5 - was on reasonably good line (discovering so later) but spied a control so as I thought it was far enough decided I'd drifted. But it was on some dubious rock and I wanted a tree root mound. So relocated and found it - and I was probably about 30 m from it originally. Rest of course fairly straight forward but what was good was that I didn't tire at all and ran stronger the longer I went, so I'd better bite the bullet next week and warm up! Probably will have regained strength by then. Gentle rain a couple of times - lovely weather for running. A good turn out - my newcomers came and loved it. We'll see them again.